I bought this belt in early April partly because of the Dockers brand. Within 1 week a piece of very thin leather was torn in a braid. This caused the tissue to unravel a little each day. The band is designed as a bonded leather strap that supports the braid, so it wasn't entirely useless. However, without the braid for support, the middle strap also wore out and actually broke in half at the point where the strap was buckled in late July. It just came from wearing a belt, nothing out of the ordinary. The belt looked worn out after 2 months and didn't even last 5 months before breaking completely. While I love the style of the belt and it looked nice when new, it's cheap. It is quite possible that a very thin person wearing the belt only as a fashion accessory will not put any strain on the belt and it will last longer. I didn't expect it to last a couple of years given the price, but I expected it to last longer than it ends. I do not recommend.